Improved rolding chair



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EZEKIEL P. MORE AND SAMUELJ. ANDERSON, OF OAZENOVIA, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent Z\To.v107,084, dated September 6,1870.

O4. v- IMPRoveD FOLDING CHAIR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makngpart of the same To all whom it 'may concern Be it known that we, Eznnrnn 1. Mone and SAM- Uni. J. ANDERSON, of Oazenovia, in ythe county of Madison and State of New York, have invented a new and usefull Improvement in Folding Chairs; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair when unfolded for use, and

Figure 2 shows the same in the folded position.

Siniilar letters of reference indicate like parts in the figures.

This invention consists in pivoting to the back uprights, suoli as are ordinarily used in chairs, a pair ot' swinging amis or supports, to act as the forward uprights, and also, in a measure, as side-rails to the seat; and suspending the seat to said arms by pivots passing through the arms and into the opposite sides ot' the seat, the rear end of the seat making connection with the rear or main uprights, to prevent the front supports from spreading too far. with relation to the rear ones, thereby making a substantial and cheaplyconstruct-ed article, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing- A A is the ehairLb-ack or rear uprights;

B B are the swinging arms or front supports; and

C is the seat.

The arms B lare pivoted to the back A by pivots a andthe seat C is pivoted to the arms B by pivots .b 11,'whicb pass through the'said arms and into the opposite sides of the'seat, near its center.

ln folding the chair the arms B turn on the pivots a in to line with the back A, and the seat turns on the pivots b, so as to lie iat with the other parts, as shown in iig. 2.

I Then the chair is in the unfolded position, one o1' 'more pins, e e, (iig. 2,) in the back A, engage with holes f f, in the rear end of the seat, to prevent the front supports B from spreading out too far from the rear legs or back A.

A springcatch or snap-lock can be used to make this connection between the rear end of thel seat and 4the back A, in place of the pinsand holes e f, if desired. y

The seatscau be cane-bottoms, solid, or of Iany known construct-ion, and the part of the arms above' the pivotsb can be bent, so as to make it au arm-chair to a greater degree than shown. By these means we obtain a folding chair that is snug and durable, and that is constructed at a light expense.

\Ve are aware of the patent of leter Born, dated October 6, 1868, for a folding. chair, and we hereby disclaim his invention; but

Having thus described our invention, v What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is

1. .lhe seat C, when pivoted to the Afolding supports B B, and provided with devices ef, capable of connection a1nl discoiinectioii, for securing the seat to the backA when the -chair is unfolded, substantially as herein described. l

2. In combination with the seat, constructed and applied as related in therst clause, the back A a and front supports-and arms B b, when all said parts are made and arranged as hereinset forth.

The abovespecication of our invention signed by us this 22d day of July, 1870.

i EZEKIEL P. MORE. SAMUEL J ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

E. S. GARD, G.` W. HATCH'. 

